10am to 2pm. Come along and find an early Christmas present amongst the plants, produce, gifts and books available.
Plus bric-a-brac and tombola. Refreshments will be available.
Open 10am to 2pm.
Donations welcome - please bring along to the Museum on Friday 21 October between 2pm and 5pm.
All funds raised support the work of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society which owns and administers the Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Archive and Library - holding unique collections preserving Wiltshire's history.
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Showing posts with label Devizes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Devizes. Show all posts
Saturday, 15 October 2011
Romans vs Celts Family Day - 30 October
It's AD43 and the Roman armies have invaded Britain. Join us for an action-packed day, and find out how the Celtic Warriors responded to the invasion. Which side will you take?
There will be activities for all the family including Celtic pattern making, mosaics, pottery making, Roman helmet making and an opportunity to meet Roman soldiers and discover their daily routine. There will be a magical Celtic storyteller, face painting and and opportunity to decorate a Roman sword, try on costumes, strike an Iron Age coin, dig for Roman objects and meet a Celt to find out if they were as fearsome as history tells us. The day is free for children, £2 for adults and a small charge for some of the activities, including the Celtic Storyteller.
11am to 4pm.
There will be activities for all the family including Celtic pattern making, mosaics, pottery making, Roman helmet making and an opportunity to meet Roman soldiers and discover their daily routine. There will be a magical Celtic storyteller, face painting and and opportunity to decorate a Roman sword, try on costumes, strike an Iron Age coin, dig for Roman objects and meet a Celt to find out if they were as fearsome as history tells us. The day is free for children, £2 for adults and a small charge for some of the activities, including the Celtic Storyteller.
11am to 4pm.
Friday, 19 August 2011
Old Films to be shown at Museum
Two films from the late 1960s featuring Devizes will be shown at the Museum on Bank Holiday Monday by Devizes Video and Cine Club.
The Films 'The Heart of Devizes’ (1969) and ‘Devizes Carnival 1968’ will be shown throughout the day using a standard 8 cine projector.
The showings, which lasts less than an hour, will commence at 11am, 12noon, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm, and entry is FREE. Pre-booking is not necessary.
The Museum will be open 10am to 5pm and entry is FREE today - so come along see the films and take the opportunity to see the Landscapes of Wessex exhibition which ends today.
The Films 'The Heart of Devizes’ (1969) and ‘Devizes Carnival 1968’ will be shown throughout the day using a standard 8 cine projector.
The showings, which lasts less than an hour, will commence at 11am, 12noon, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm, and entry is FREE. Pre-booking is not necessary.
The Museum will be open 10am to 5pm and entry is FREE today - so come along see the films and take the opportunity to see the Landscapes of Wessex exhibition which ends today.
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
Forum on Wiltshire's White Horses
Following on from the success of our White Horses Day School and the continuing appeal of our Summer exhibition White Horses and Hill Figures a special one day forum has been organised.
The forum will consist of illustrated talks on the county’s chalk figures, by many of the experts, societies and groups that research and look after the county’s chalk figures. Topics for the forum, which is aimed at inspiring and informing anyone interested in the subject, will include the creation, design, history, associated folklore, maintenance and surrounding landscape of the chalk figures.
It is hoped the forum will lead to the formation of a Wiltshire White Horses and Hill Figures network and research group led by the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (WANHS), which will aim to promote the understanding and appreciation of Wiltshire’s chalk figures to the wider public.
Tickets for the forum, which is open to all and runs from 10am to 4pm, on Saturday 11 September 2010, cost £5 (£3 for WANHS members) and pre-booking is essential. Tickets can be purchased on-line at http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk/events/index.php?Action=2&thID=551&prev=1, or from Wiltshire Heritage Museum on 01380 727369 (10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Saturday) or wanhs@wiltshireheritage.org.uk.
The Museum’s Exhibition Officer, Jenna Spellane, said “The Wiltshire White Horses and Hill Figures Forum accompanies the exciting major exhibition White Horses and Hill Figures currently on show at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum (until 3 October 2010). The exhibition, a fascinating and visually stunning exploration of the chalk figures of Wiltshire and beyond, has been hugely successful, attracting visitors from all over Wiltshire as well as from all over Britain and the world. Featured are historical items and ephemera, photography, artwork, ceramics and poetry created by local, national and international artists in addition to stunning aerial photographs by Last Refuge Ltd. The forum promises to be a very informative event for anyone interested in the county’s chalk figures.”
Usual Museum admission charges apply.
The forum will consist of illustrated talks on the county’s chalk figures, by many of the experts, societies and groups that research and look after the county’s chalk figures. Topics for the forum, which is aimed at inspiring and informing anyone interested in the subject, will include the creation, design, history, associated folklore, maintenance and surrounding landscape of the chalk figures.
It is hoped the forum will lead to the formation of a Wiltshire White Horses and Hill Figures network and research group led by the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society (WANHS), which will aim to promote the understanding and appreciation of Wiltshire’s chalk figures to the wider public.
Tickets for the forum, which is open to all and runs from 10am to 4pm, on Saturday 11 September 2010, cost £5 (£3 for WANHS members) and pre-booking is essential. Tickets can be purchased on-line at http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk/events/index.php?Action=2&thID=551&prev=1, or from Wiltshire Heritage Museum on 01380 727369 (10.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Saturday) or wanhs@wiltshireheritage.org.uk.
The Museum’s Exhibition Officer, Jenna Spellane, said “The Wiltshire White Horses and Hill Figures Forum accompanies the exciting major exhibition White Horses and Hill Figures currently on show at the Wiltshire Heritage Museum (until 3 October 2010). The exhibition, a fascinating and visually stunning exploration of the chalk figures of Wiltshire and beyond, has been hugely successful, attracting visitors from all over Wiltshire as well as from all over Britain and the world. Featured are historical items and ephemera, photography, artwork, ceramics and poetry created by local, national and international artists in addition to stunning aerial photographs by Last Refuge Ltd. The forum promises to be a very informative event for anyone interested in the county’s chalk figures.”
Usual Museum admission charges apply.
Monday, 17 May 2010
Blacknall Field seminar hosted at UCL
The Society and the UCL Institute of Archaeology are launching the report on the Anglo Saxon Cemetery at Blacknall Field, Pewsey, Wiltshire on 30 June 2010 at the Institute of Archaeology in London. Speakers at the seminar include Dr Bruce Eagles, Dr Caroline Stuckert, Dr Nick Stoodley, Dr Tania Dickinson, and Dr Sue Harrington. The event will be followed by a wine reception. Copies of both monographs will be on sale at the event offering 20% discount off the retail price
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Danger – sculptor at work!!!
Sculptor Geoffrey Stephenson is starting work on the statue of Queen Victoria currently in the garden of the Museum. He will be re-carving the head, before Queen Victoria is moved to her new home in front of the Victoria Road almshouses in Devizes.
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